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FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-25 18:19:35

@ -7682,6 +7682,113 @@ There are 6 samples at -4 dB, 62 at -5 dB, 286 at -6 dB, etc. In other words, raising the volume by +4 dB does not cause any clipping, raising it by +5 dB causes clipping for 6 samples, etc. @anchor{whisper} @section whisper It runs automatic speech recognition using the OpenAI's Whisper model. It requires the whisper.cpp library (https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp) as a prerequisite. After installing the library it can be enabled using: @code{./configure --en

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iOS 26 beta 6 adds six brand new iPhone ringtones, listen here

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-29 17:47:25

iOS 26 looks set to greatly expand the ringtone options for the iPhone. A previous beta included one remixed version of the default Reflection sound, but now iOS 26 beta 6 has added another five more Reflection alternatives, plus a brand new Little Bird ringtone. iOS 26 now offers six alternate versions of default ringtone, plus new Little Bird option In earlier beta versions of iOS 26, Apple included a single new ringtone for users. It was labeled ‘Alt 1’ under the default Reflection ringtone

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iOS 26 beta 6 adds five brand new iPhone ringtones, listen here

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-29 23:47:25

iOS 26 looks set to greatly expand the ringtone options for the iPhone. A previous beta included one remixed version of the default Reflection ringtone, but now iOS 26 beta 6 has added another five brand new alternatives. iOS 26 now offers six alternate versions of default ringtone In earlier beta versions of iOS 26, Apple included a single new ringtone for users. It was labeled ‘Alt 1’ under the default Reflection ringtone. Now, that new option has been given a proper name: Reflected. But m

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Trump’s Golden Dome Sparks Unprecedented Surge in Space Force Funding

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-12-03 04:50:40

The U.S. Space Force’s budget for 2026 could see a 40% increase compared to this year, which is mostly driven by President Donald Trump’s fantasy of creating a futuristic missile defense system that uses space-based sensors and weapons. A recent report by the Center for Space Policy and Strategy highlights the Golden Dome’s role in driving the increase in funding allocated toward the Space Force. Trump announced the ambitious Golden Dome project within one week of taking office, describing a mu

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The Militarization of Silicon Valley

news.ycombinator.com Sheera Frenkel 2025-12-08 14:13:39

But some tech executives and engineers are wrestling with the potential harms of the shift. Once they build autonomous drones and A.I. weapons for the military, they will have little control over how the technology is deployed. That has led to debates over whether more people will be killed by these advanced weapons than traditional ones, three engineers at Google and Meta said. “These Silicon Valley companies are hyper competitive, and in their drive to get into these defense sectors, there is

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Microsoft pays record $17 million in bounties over the last 12 months

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-09 08:18:43

Microsoft paid a record $17 million this year to 344 security researchers across 59 countries through its bug bounty program. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the researchers submitted a total of 1,469 eligible vulnerability reports, with the highest individual bounty reaching $200,000. These reports helped resolve more than 1,000 potential security vulnerabilities across various Microsoft products and platforms, including Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Windows, Edge, and

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Python performance myths and fairy tales

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-09 06:36:28

Python performance myths and fairy tales [LWN subscriber-only content] Antonio Cuni, who is a longtime Python performance engineer and PyPy developer, gave a presentation at EuroPython 2025 about "Myths and fairy tales around Python performance" on the first day of the conference in Prague. As might be guessed from the title, he thinks that much of the conventional wisdom about Python performance is misleading at best. With lots of examples, he showed where the real problems that he sees lie. H

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Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ May Be Ready for Testing Just Before the 2028 Election: Report

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-12-14 09:00:36

As far as I know, spending over a hundred billion dollars to build a giant, missile-guided protective “dome” that will probably never work is not something many Americans have ever asked the government to do. Nevertheless, Trump has made it a point to do just this. In January, Trump initially announced the “Golden Dome,” a project to protect Americans from the “threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks.” The project, which is intended to u

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The new face of defense tech — Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries — takes the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-12-15 14:00:00

Autonomous weapons, decentralized strategy, and startup speed — this isn’t the future of defense, it’s the now. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, steps onto the AI Stage to talk about how next-gen defense is being built from the ground up with AI at its core. Inside the AI arms race — and the founder aiming to rewrite it Ethan Thornton isn’t your typical defense industry leader. As the CEO and founder of Mach Industries, he launched the company out

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The new face of defense tech — Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries — takes the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-12-16 14:00:00

Autonomous weapons, decentralized strategy, and startup speed — this isn’t the future of defense, it’s the now. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, steps onto the AI Stage to talk about how next-gen defense is being built from the ground up with AI at its core. Inside the AI arms race — and the founder aiming to rewrite it Ethan Thornton isn’t your typical defense industry leader. As the CEO and founder of Mach Industries, he launched the company out

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Advanced Rust macros with derive-deftly

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 12:21:34

derive-deftly is a Rust package that you can use to define your own derive macros without having to write low-level procedural macros. The syntax is easy to learn, but powerful enough to implement macros of significant complexity. Just below is a simple example, to help you get a feel for the system. There is also comprehensive and rigorous reference material: Suppose you want to add accessor functions for the fields in your struct . You could do it by hand, like this: #![allow(unused)] fn

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You can now swap Gemini for a new assistant on Android, but you really shouldn’t

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-20 02:24:16

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR You can now replace Google Assistant or Gemini on any Android device with Meta AI as the default digital assistant app. This lets you launch Meta AI directly by long-pressing the home button or swiping inwards from the corner. However, beware that you can’t use it for voice chat, which can be limiting compared to other options. Meta has been bullish on overtaking Google, OpenAI, xAI, and other tech giants as a major AI services provider. Taking advantag

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A Python dict that can report which keys you did not use

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-18 05:22:51

This can come in handy if you're working with large Python objects and you want to be certain that you're either unit testing everything you retrieve or certain that all the data you draw from a database is actually used in a report. For example, you might have a SELECT fieldX, fieldY, fieldZ FROM ... SQL query, but in the report you only use fieldX, fieldY in your CSV export. class TrackingDict ( dict ): def __init__ ( self, *args, **kwargs ): super ().__init__(*args, **kwargs) self ._accesse

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This founder left Silicon Valley to challenge US defense supremacy from Athens, and investors are paying attention

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-12-24 09:05:34

In the summer of 2021, Dimitrios Kottas made a move that would be unfathomable to most Silicon Valley engineers: after leaving his coveted position as an engineering manager at Apple’s Special Projects Group, he packed up his life in California and moved back to Athens to start a defense company. Three and a half years later, his startup, Delian Alliance Industries, has set up solar-powered surveillance towers that monitor some of Greece’s borders around the clock and detect wildfires on remote

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Golden Dome may not be the golden ticket Silicon Valley is hoping for

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-12-24 23:00:00

Golden Dome, the Trump administration’s gambit to build a next-generation missile defense system, has startups and longstanding defense contractors preparing to duke it out for a piece of a $151 billion multi-year contract. The process to qualify for the $151 billion contract vehicle, essentially an umbrella program, is stacked against most startups – not because of their tech. Instead, smaller companies may be thwarted by a multi-layered, expensive bureaucratic process used to ensure a company

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Coverage.py Regex Pragmas

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-25 04:30:47

Coverage.py uses regexes to define pragma syntax. This is surprisingly powerful. Coverage.py lets you indicate code to exclude from measurement by adding comments to your Python files. But coverage implements them differently than other similar tools. Rather than having fixed syntax for these comments, they are defined using regexes that you can change or add to. This has been surprisingly powerful. The basic behavior: coverage finds lines in your source files that match the regexes. These lin

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This founder left Silicon Valley to challenge U.S. defense supremacy from Athens, and investors are paying attention

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-12-25 09:05:34

In the summer of 2021, Dimitrious Kottas made a move that would be unfathomable to most Silicon Valley engineers: after leaving his coveted position at Apple’s Special Projects Group, he packed up his life in California and moved back to Athens to start a defense company. Three and a half years later, his startup, Delian Alliance Industries, has set up solar-powered surveillance towers that monitor some of Greece’s borders around the clock and detect wildfires on remote islands, along with a pi

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France's warship builder Naval Group investigates 1TB data breach

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-27 14:31:55

France's state-owned defense firm Naval Group is investigating a cyberattack after 1TB of allegedly stolen data was leaked on a hacking forum. The company characterized this as a "destabilization attempt" and a "reputational attack," to which it has responded by filing a complaint to protect its client's data. Meanwhile, Naval Group is investigating with the assistance of external experts to determine if the leaked data originated from them. Despite the gravity of the claims, the company main

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iOS 26 adds a brand new iPhone ringtone, listen here

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-30 09:49:07

The iPhone’s default ringtone has become an iconic sound, but in iOS 26 Apple has a brand new ringtone option available as an alternative for users. Here’s what is sounds like. New iOS 26 ringtone available as alternative to default Yesterday Apple released the first iOS 26 public beta, bringing the latest version of the forthcoming iPhone software update to many more users. Headliner features include: iOS 26 also includes the Phone app’s biggest redesign ever. And accompanying that new loo

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Bitdefender Antivirus Review 2025: CNET's Editors' Choice for Best Antivirus

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-04 23:00:00

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 9.5 / 10 SCORE Bitdefender Antivirus $90 at Bitdefender $120 at Walmart Score Breakdown Performance 9 /10 Security 10 /10 Customer Support 9 /10 Usability 10 /10 Value 9 /10 Features 10 /10 Pros Very easy to use Fast scanning Minimal usage of computer processing power and other resources Comprehensive digital footprint visualization Excellent security

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After Fight With Musk, Trump Reportedly Ordered Review of Government SpaceX Contracts

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-07 08:15:31

Now that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and president Donald Trump are no longer seeing eye to eye, it sounds like the White House is working to undercut the richest man in the world's revenue from Washington. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Trump aides initiated a review of SpaceX contracts with the federal government to identify potential waste — pointed scrutiny not unlike the so-called Department of Government Efficiency helmed by Musk himself prior to his ousting from the Trump administration.

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National security meets next-gen tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025’s AI Defense panel

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-01-07 09:00:00

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is where breakthrough ideas meet the real-world challenges that define the future — and with over 10,000 startup and VC leaders converging, there’s no better place to have the hard conversations. One of the most urgent? How artificial intelligence is reshaping national defense, security, and critical infrastructure in real time. Enter AI Defense, a can’t-miss panel discussion taking place on one of the two AI Stages, where leaders from government, venture, and the armed

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Show HN: Pogocache – Fast caching software

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-09 12:42:30

Pogocache is fast caching software built from scratch with a focus on low latency and cpu efficency. Faster: Pogocache is faster than Memcache, Valkey, Redis, Dragonfly, and Garnet. It has the lowest latency per request, providing the quickest response times. It's optimized to scale from one to many cores, giving you the best single-threaded and multithreaded performance. Cheaper: Pogocache uses the fewest cpu cycles per request; minimizing server load, energy usage, and the overall cost to op

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JOVE – Jonathan’s Own Version of Emacs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 14:35:37

########################################################################## # This program is Copyright (C) 1986-2002 by Jonathan Payne. JOVE is # # provided by Jonathan and Jovehacks without charge and without # # warranty. You may copy, modify, and/or distribute JOVE, provided that # # this notice is included in all the source files and documentation. # ########################################################################## [Updated in 2023 Nov] JOVE on UNIX/Linux/MacOS X/*BSD/CygWin Systems

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Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2026-01-10 20:20:53

In Brief Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the company said it’s made changes to ensure this will no longer happen. The existing system reportedly relied on “digital escorts” to supervise the China-based engineers. But according to Pro Publica, those escorts — U.S. citizens with security clearances — sometimes lacked the technical expertise to properly monitor the engineers. I

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New CrushFTP zero-day exploited in attacks to hijack servers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-10 16:24:29

CrushFTP is warning that threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-54309, which allows attackers to gain administrative access via the web interface on vulnerable servers. CrushFTP is an enterprise file transfer server used by organizations to securely share and manage files over FTP, SFTP, HTTP/S, and other protocols. According to CrushFTP, threat actors were first detected exploiting the vulnerability on July 18th at 9AM CST, though it may have begun

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CrushFTP zero-day exploited in attacks to gain admin access on servers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-11 04:24:29

CrushFTP is warning that threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-54309, which allows attackers to gain administrative access via the web interface on vulnerable servers. CrushFTP is an enterprise file transfer server used by organizations to securely share and manage files over FTP, SFTP, HTTP/S, and other protocols. According to CrushFTP, threat actors were first detected exploiting the vulnerability on July 18th at 9AM CST, though it may have begun

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Show HN: Easy alternative to giflib – header-only decoder in C

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-13 10:56:33

GIF Decoder Library TurboStitchGIF is a lightweight, header-only C library for decoding GIF images with a focus on efficiency and minimal resource usage. Designed for embedded systems and performance-critical applications, it provides a simple API for decoding both static and animated GIFs while maintaining a tiny footprint. ✨ Key Features Single-header implementation - Just include gif.h in your project - Just include in your project Zero dynamic allocations - Works with user-provided memor

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Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closes $260 million funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-14 23:20:40

Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian on Thursday announced the closing of $260 million Series C funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Lux Capital. The machine parts company said it will use the funding to build a new 270,000 square foot factory in Mesa, Arizona, and expand its Torrance, California, location as it looks to beef up its shipbuilding and naval defense capabilities. "What we really need in this country is this quantum leap above China's manufacturing model," said CE

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Crypto accumulator DeFi Development to expand globally by franchising its Solana treasury model

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-01-16 10:52:21

DeFi Development , a company vying to be the MicroStrategy of Solana, is expanding internationally through a franchise model. The company plans to partner with others looking to operate their own Solana treasuries with DeFi's support. In return, DeFi Development will retain an equity stake in each regional vehicle. The initiative will be branded DFDV Treasury Accelerator. "Most crypto treasury vehicles today are following the MicroStrategy model. What excites us about DFDV is that they're not

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FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support

iOS 26 beta 6 adds six brand new iPhone ringtones, listen here

iOS 26 beta 6 adds five brand new iPhone ringtones, listen here

Trump’s Golden Dome Sparks Unprecedented Surge in Space Force Funding

The Militarization of Silicon Valley

Microsoft pays record $17 million in bounties over the last 12 months

Python performance myths and fairy tales

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ May Be Ready for Testing Just Before the 2028 Election: Report

The new face of defense tech — Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries — takes the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

The new face of defense tech — Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries — takes the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

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You can now swap Gemini for a new assistant on Android, but you really shouldn’t

A Python dict that can report which keys you did not use

This founder left Silicon Valley to challenge US defense supremacy from Athens, and investors are paying attention

Golden Dome may not be the golden ticket Silicon Valley is hoping for

Coverage.py Regex Pragmas

This founder left Silicon Valley to challenge U.S. defense supremacy from Athens, and investors are paying attention

France's warship builder Naval Group investigates 1TB data breach

iOS 26 adds a brand new iPhone ringtone, listen here

Bitdefender Antivirus Review 2025: CNET's Editors' Choice for Best Antivirus

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JOVE – Jonathan’s Own Version of Emacs

Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work

New CrushFTP zero-day exploited in attacks to hijack servers

CrushFTP zero-day exploited in attacks to gain admin access on servers

Show HN: Easy alternative to giflib – header-only decoder in C

Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closes $260 million funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund

Crypto accumulator DeFi Development to expand globally by franchising its Solana treasury model

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